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Webster 1913 Edition


Mousseline


Mousseˊline′

,
Noun.
[F.]
Muslin.
Mousseline de laine
.
[F., muslin of wool.]
Muslin delaine. See under
Muslin
.
Mousseline glass
,
a kind of thin blown glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.

Definition 2024


mousseline

mousseline

English

Noun

mousseline (plural mousselines)

  1. A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton.
  2. A soft, light sweet or savoury mousse.
  3. A hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus.

French

Etymology

From Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (Mosul) in Northern Iraq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus.lin/

Noun

mousseline f (plural mousselines)

  1. muslin
  2. mousseline